Jack Justin Dreher (M.Ed., LPCC, LPC-MHSP, NCC) graduated from Kenyon College in 1998 with a Bachelor of Arts in English (with Honors), a Classics Minor, and a Humanities Concentration. He received his Master’s in Education in Human Development Counseling with a Clinical Focus from Vanderbilt University in 2020. He completed his certificate in Catholic Anthropology / Catholic Counseling from the University of Mary in May of 2026. While currently a doctoral student in Counselor Education and Supervision at the University of the Cumberlands, Jack continues his advanced trainings in Catholic counseling through the Thomistic Institute of Psychology. In addition to his counseling work, doctoral studies, and continuing studies in Catholic counseling, Jack works as the Mental Health Ministry Coordinator in the office of the Vicariate of Catholic Social Doctrine for the Diocese of Columbus Ohio. Jack routinely lectures on how psychology, philosophy, and Catholic theology intersect in relation to mental health and well-being.

Jack is an active member of the following professional and volunteer associations:

American Counseling Association, Ohio Counseling Association, Kentucky Counseling Association, Tennessee Counseling Association, Catholic Psychotherapy Association, Catholic Medical Association, American Catholic Philosophical Association, National Catholic Bioethics Center, Catholic Therapy Guild, Nashville Psychotherapy Institute, National Board For Certified Counselors, Chi Sigma Iota Counseling Academic and Professional Honor Society (Eta Delta Chi Chapter), Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers, and the Knights of Columbus